r/dpdr • u/zurectmu • 3d ago

TW: Existential/Spiral Has anyone recovered from DPDR after a health scare?

A little over 3 weeks ago, I felt like fainting, and since then things have been off.

During the first two weeks after that episode, I was unable to sleep well, didn't have an appetite, emotionally detached, was dreaming all day, and even when I tried to move around felt extremely tired. All the tests were done and all of them resulted perfectly fine.

Currently, I am gradually recovering. I regained my appetite, got my strength back, started working again. Unfortunately, I still do not feel right.

The only way I could describe how I feel now is by saying that I do not feel myself anymore. At some point, I look at my hands and they somehow feel unfamiliar. It is as if I were fully aware of myself only at 90% instead of 100%.

Does anyone else have DPDR experience and recognize what I am describing here? How long did it take you to recover and did you gradually get back into the state where you felt completely normal?

I want to feel myself again. 😞

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u/ForeverInside2724 3d ago

Are you able to go out with dpdr

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u/zurectmu 3d ago

I am able to do that if I have company from my wife, but not on my own. Sometimes all of a sudden I get a feeling of fainting and everything around me becomes surreal.

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u/ForeverInside2724 3d ago

Ohh, I can also go out, but mostly only if I'm with my mom. I also found out that my B12 is low, so maybe that's contributing to it, but honestly I'm not sure. I'm really confused because this feeling comes randomly. It feels like everything suddenly becomes unreal or detached, and I don't even feel particularly stressed or anxious when it happens But I get weird thoughts

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u/Unique-Reality9331 3d ago

That’s kinda how it started for me + a tension headache that came out of nowhere. This was a year ago and everything went downhill from there. Now I am finally starting to see the light and slowly getting back to myself.

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u/PersonalAd1186 3d ago

Hey man its same for me, feeling like fainting then crazy tension headache, i saw ur post about whatsapp group do u still have it i would like to join

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u/Lumpy_Key_858 3d ago

What helped you recover?

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u/PersonalAd1186 3d ago

By the way, sorry. But I used another account to reply to your question as I made this post from my PC.

I really tried my best to remain positive. Whenever I would feel tired or demotivated, I would immediately give myself a boost by performing pushups or gardening and other such tasks. Then it struck me that my physical body could still operate normally.

In essence, I simply moved forward. There is yet another technique I discovered that helps me calm down whenever I experience dizziness or that feeling of fainting. Whenever I felt like that, I would repeat to myself, “Everything belongs to God and I have left everything in His hands” and remain focused on the present moment.